Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1924)

Robert Carmichael Mitchell Bobby Dazzler[4] (16 August 1924 – 8 April 1993) was a Scottish footballer. His position was outside left.

For the English footballer, see Bobby Mitchell (footballer, born 1955).

Bobby Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Robert Carmichael Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1924-08-16)16 August 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 8 April 1993(1993-04-08) (aged 68)
Place of death Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Market Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1949 Third Lanark 70 (42)
1949–1961 Newcastle United 367 (95)
1961–1963 Berwick Rangers 51 (10)
1963–1966 Gateshead
Total 488 (147)
International career
1947–1948 Scottish League XI[2] 2 (1)
1951 Scotland[3] 2 (1)
Managerial career
1963–1964 Gateshead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mitchell started his career with Third Lanark in 1942, spending seven years with the Hi-Hi before joining Newcastle United for £16,000 in February 1949.[5] He played for the Magpies from 1949 to 1961, becoming something of a cult hero amongst supporters who nicknamed him 'Dazzler'. He was an instrumental part of the team that experienced much success in the 1950s, winning three FA Cups in a five-year period, which included scoring a goal in the 1955 FA Cup Final. He made a total of 410 appearances for the club, scoring 113 goals.

After leaving Newcastle, Mitchell spent one season with Berwick Rangers before returning to Tyneside as player-manager of Gateshead.[5] He left this role in 1966 and became a publican in Newcastle.[5]

Mitchell won two caps for the Scotland national team, and scored on his debut against Denmark in 1951.[3] He also played twice for the Scottish League representative team.[2][5]

Honours
Newcastle United

References
  1. "Bobby Mitchell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Bobby Mitchell, www.londonhearts.com
  3. Bobby Mitchell at the Scottish Football Association
  4. "Appeal To Find Descendants Of United Legends". Newcastle United Football Club. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.


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